I snuck out of the club a few minutes after Sky left.I only came out because I wanted to get Sky out of that dank apartment.She was so beautiful; I don’t understand why she just wastes her life away stuck inside the house.If I had those long legs and a smile that lights up a room I wouldn’t be in the situation I’m in now.

“How do you know Sky?”

The voice was one I had never heard before. I turned to look and there was the cutest white boy I had ever seen up close.He had a short hair cut, and the light hue of his hair made his hazel eyes so sexy.

“How do you know Sky?

“I don’t.” I lied knowing he could tell.

“Tell her it’s time to stop running.”He handed me a card, turned and began to walk away.Every girl waiting for a cab on the corner was checked him out as he walked away.With their eyes on him, it was easy for me to snag the first cab that pulled up to the curb.If Sky was running from him, she was a fool.

I stuck the card in my bag and told the driver ‘643 Telsa, please’.I closed my eyes and imagined how wonderful it would be to be Sky.Hell, right now I would be happy to be anybody but Atrishia Baxter.

So many times, we know the right thing to say and do, but we do the opposite. We blame it on circumstance, when it’s really just selfishness. We want immediate gratification, knowing there will be a penalty in the end.

Even worse, we turn from God when we’re ashamed of the decisions we’ve made. That’s the time when we need him most. To fill of hearts with enough compassion to know that another decision is coming and it’s chance at redemption. What will you do next time you know you’re wrong?